There has been a lot of publicity this year about the search for "potentially habitable planets" around other stars.
The public has been repeatedly reminded of the search for planets in a star's much coveted habitable zone where the "Goldilocks" temperature is "just right" for liquid water to exist.
The irony is, however, that the nearest form of extraterrestrial life in the solar system may only be 1 billion miles away, say astrobiologists.
Of course it "could" nurture alien life. But if it DID, it's a a safe bet you that wouldn't read about it in Discovery News or any other MSMBS propaganda outlet. To read the rest of the article, click here.